Teaching Tips

K-2 teachers are tasked with teaching children the foundational skills that enable them to flourish as readers and writers. The developmental range, as we all well know, is wide, so the need to...Continue reading

Reading is based in language, so it may not be surprising that kindergarteners with strong oral language ability tend to develop reading skills more readily and are more accomplished readers in...Continue reading

The energy and rhythm of a primary classroom are indescribable. Throughout the day, teachers strategically orchestrate active learning experiences that build the minds, bodies, and...Continue reading

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Let's face it. When's the last time you were complimented for buttoning your shirt at work? It may feel distant now, but there was a time when slipping that tiny button through the hole in the...Continue reading

Early Readers and Early Writers

Children love to write books. In the classroom, when they read and see books all around them, they are naturally inspired to create. It's as though there...Continue reading

Introduction setting up the article. What are the five senses?

Why is it important for preschoolers to engage in five senses activities (especially in the age of screens and...Continue reading

“The best predictor of beginning reading achievement is a child’s knowledge of letter names" (Adams, 1990). 

I am sure that you have heard this statement. It is one of the most popular...Continue reading

Earlier this year we expanded our award-winning K–5 handwriting curriculum to Pre-K with a new emergent writing component...Continue reading